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Originally Posted by pche
I got rid of NASIOC when I got rid of my Rex. It got kinda weird if you know what I mean.
Let me rephrase my question: What snow tires do you have on your BRZ or STI? Not trying to be argumentative, just seems like you've done a lot of research on snow tires. I'd imagine you guys get a lot of snow since the lake effect and all. I myself see accumulated snow on roads about 5 times a season.
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I updated my post above.
The question is whether you can stay at home when there's a snow storm and how efficient are your local road crews with treating the roads (and how hilly is your commute).
If you can leave your twin at home during the snow storm, and your local crews are great so that there is little chance of ice on the road just from condensation freezing over-I'd get performance winters at most. Michelin PA3/PA4, Nokian WRG2, Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3, Hankook i*cept are good.
If you must drive it in a snow storm, I think this car needs all the grip when it's slick. I've spent last winter on Xi3 (it was my only car too) and at times I used all the grip there was to get going. I drove it through some heavy snowfalls and some freezing rain too.
My STI is on performance winter this season (Michelin PA4), since it has AWD to help it get going safely, which was a concern with my BRZ, since it also has weight distribution going against it. Also, this year I don't expect to have to anywhere in the worst of the weather. If I still had to - I would've probably installed either Michelin Xi3 or Conti EWC on my STI. I like the idea of Hakka R2s, but I don't think the improvement is worth the premium they command this side of the Atlantic.